I've been making updates to my website rather regularly. As soon as I figure out MySQL privileges I'll get WordPress going so I wont need to use blogger anymore. I've been working on a WP theme for Rapturous Design's blog, which should be just about ready to go. Now that I've got a little experience with that, it should not be too hard to do one for my own site...

Today is my girl's birthday! I sent her a package last week, hoping it would arrive in time (international shipping always takes forever), and it got to her this morning. Perfect timing! I love it when things run smoothly!

Speaking of things running smoothly, I better get to work...got about 30 frames of animation to ink today! Best get to it...

Yikes! So much has happened since my last post, I'm not really sure where to start! I finally got all of the payment from my oDesk work that I was doing. At last I have enough money to open a bank account with! It's about time! It's good to have money and not have to rely on other people for everything. I've also got a couple of animation projects lined up, one of which with someone I've done work for in the past. We will be converting a children's book to an animated short. That's about all I care to disclose about it for the time being, but the work should last till around July, so if it does, it'll be wonderful to have full-time work until then! Working from home is finally starting to catch on for me, so I thank God for that. He's continuing to provide me with work while our economy suffers.

In my spare time I've been working on my game, Celestica, improving upon my v1.0 release and preparing to release the latest update. I've added new enemies, a leveling system, and the ability to activate shields at will (so long as you have enough energy). It's really turning into a fun game! On top of all of that, I'm writing a script for the storyline, and a friend of mine is going to do some voice-over work for me. She's really good, so I'm looking forward to that, it will definitely kick the game up a notch. Who knows...by the time I'm done with it, I might actually submit it somewhere like Kongregate or Newgrounds. 

Another friend of mine on DeviantArt is trying to put together a puzzle block style game and I volunteered to help with the programming. It will be a good exercise for me, and if it turns out well (which I'm sure it will), there may be profit in it for all of us. Either way, I get to put my skills to use and learn new tactics for programming. 

Also, my friend's wife had her baby on the 4th, so the house has been in chaos mode for the last week! Everything went really well, I wont disclose any personal info here, but both baby and mother are healthy and happy.

I finally got around to picking up a pair of Chucks for the woman in my life, which are going to be turned into Charlie the Unicorn chucks! There's no stopping the vortex! I can't wait till they are done and I can take some pics to post up here. I'm sure she will love them <3

That's it for now, stay tuned for more insight into my rarely normal life!

So last night we decided to stop by the Buffalo Wild Wings in Meridian to see if it was finally open. It was! But not to the general public, they were having some kind of VIP event. However, the hosts at the door informed us that in the morning they would be offering FREE WINGS FOR A YEAR to the first 100 people in line. WELL...Free wings for a year is worth camping out in below-freezing weather for, so we rushed home, packed our tents, and came back to join the growing camp of troopers waiting for their wings! It was an awesome experience, hanging out in a long line of tents with the staff bringing us coffee, wings, donuts, Red Bull, and T-shirts throughout the night and into the morning! Luckily we had the foresight to bring a heater, and there were outlets, so we had a nicely warmed tent (it was around 80 all night inside!). Along with the wireless internet, we had a great time sitting in the tent and watching Star Trek through the night! As the morning rolled around, the Media showed up and started taking video and interviewing people for the News. The Owner was really accomodating to all of us who spent the night out on the sidewalk, and as we walked in the door at long last we were met by cheers from the staff and handed our booklet of free wing vouchers! We get six free wings a week, but that's just fine with me! And the best news? They are planning to open another one in Nampa, much closer to where we live!

This isn't just another new restaurant, this is a slice of Americana. B-Dubs is right up there with Apple Pie, the Fourth of July, and Major League Baseball, and the huge crowd of people camped outside overnight testifies to that fact. Long live B-Dubs!

Not a whole lot to report at this time, I finished some work for a client on oDesk, but haven't heard anything yet from my other client, so I'm waiting on that. In the meantime I've applied for other jobs on there and pray that I hear back from them. It's still cold here, we get snow occasionally, but it never lasts very long. The temperature has been fluctuating above and below freezing, so what snow we get melts off pretty quickly. My cat is severely lacking mental capacities...but he is sweet so I put up with his stupidity. I love him very much, he makes me laugh! Right now he's attacking a toy filled with catnip, which is quite out of the ordinary for him. He usually just lays around and sleeps. Being active is not his thing. However, he's been using his litterbox consistantly, so I am proud of him for that! Hard to believe I've had him for almost three months now. I'll have to have a cataversary for him next year!

Hoy! It has been a while since I last posted a entry on here. I've been keeping busy with work, that's right, work! It's absolutely wonderful, I really thank God for bringing me an abundance of work in this rough economy. All around here people are being laid off and having their hours cut, and I'm working. Praise be to God Most High! He truly does provide for us when we need it the most!
I've been too busy to get around to putting my Papaqui kicks up on eBay, but I'm not sure that eBay is going to be the best platform to sell them on. This past week I've gone out several times wearing my First Edition kicks and each time I get numerous comments about them! I'm going to have to print out business cards as soon as I get my website up and running so that next time someone comments I can hand then my card and be like "Visit my website yo."
I feel like I am in a very good place right now, and I've got only God to thank for it. Physically, mentally, spiritually, financially, I am in a very good place. A very good place indeed.

It occured to me that I had not posted up any pictures of my newest set of custom kicks. These guys (or girls, I should say!) will be going up on eBay soon, and I'll post a link when they do. I just haven't had the time to get around to posting them up there yet, but as soon as I get a moment I will. The inspiration behind these designs came from one of my friend's imaginary pet giraffe named 'Apples'. So these puppies are dedicated to Sabi and her Apples! They are ladies size 9 lace-up canvas shoes. Mediums used were acrylic paints and Sakura waterproof markers. They've been sealed with Kiwi Camp Dry weatherproofing spray, but I still don't suggest taking them out in the rain or walking through puddles! Papaqui is a Nahuatl word meaning Happiness, so it is my sincere hope that these shoes will bring happiness to their wearer's heart and soles!

finally started work on oDesk today! Man, it feels good to be working and knowing that you're making money! I'm excited about my current project, it's going to be a lot of fun. I pray that God sends me more work through oDesk so that I can be working from home and continue to study ActionScripting (which is becoming a pain in the headache), and exercise and spend time with my cat!

I've been having trouble sleeping. It's been over a week since I last talked to her. I've been having nightmares and more recently just restlessness where my mind wont let me sleep. Being apart from someone you care about is tough...but when you don't have any contact with them at all it's downright tortuous. I pray she is alright, but I seriously have no way of knowing at all. I suppose someone would contact me if to the contrary, but again, I don't know.

Thy Kingdom come.